CM stands for Central Midfielder. In football, the central midfielder role typically necessitates that the player is active in both facilitating offensive plays and bolstering the defensive line. They are crucial in transitioning the game from defense to attack and vice versa, making them key to maintaining the balance of the team on the field.
A Central Midfielder (CM) has a multifaceted role in the team. They are responsible for facilitating the transition of the ball from defense to offense, controlling the overall flow of the game, and maintaining possession of the ball.
Additionally, they need to adeptly perform through passes, take long shots when the opportunity arises, and perform various other tasks as the situation demands. This makes them a critical component of any well-rounded team.
At EA Sports FC Mobile 25, the most important attributes for CM are good Pace, Shooting, Dribbling, Ball Control, and Passing. Defensive stats like Marking, Interceptions, and Aggression are also important if you want good CM players in both attack and defense. In addition, as much as possible avoid a weak foot rating below 4.
The Best CMs
Here is the list of the best CMs on EAS FC Mobile 25.
Zidane
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
Long Passer Trait
Play Maker Trait- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
Finesse Shot Trait
Outside Foot Shot Trait- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Strength
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Heading
- ✅ Great Stamina
Flair Trait
- ❌ None
Gullit
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Defending
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Free Kick
Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait- ✅ Great Heading
Power Header Trait- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Decent Crossing
- ❌ None
De Bruyne
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
Long Shot Taker Trait- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Strength
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ Decent Defending
- ❌ Bad Heading
Bellingham
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Finishing
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Defending
Dives Into Tackles Trait- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Decent Heading
- ✅ Decent Crossing
- Flair Trait
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ None
Schweinsteiger
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Strength
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Heading
Lampard
- ✅ Outstanding Strength
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait
- ✅ Decent Crossing
- ✅ Decent Stamina
- ❌ Average Heading
Hamšík
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Good Crossing
- ✅ Decent Heading
- ❌ None
Matthäus
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Defending
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait
- ✅ Decent Heading
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Crossing
Gerrard
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Crossing
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Heading
Carrick
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- ✅ Outstanding Crossing
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Decent Strength
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ ★★★ Skill Moves
- ❌ Average Heading
Kroos
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ Decent Strength
- ✅ Decent Defending
- ✅ Decent Stamina
- ❌ Bad Heading
Pedri
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Crossing
- ✅ Great Shooting
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ✅ Good Finishing
- ✅ Decent Strength
- ❌ Lacks Physical Presence
- ❌ Bad Heading
Barella
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Defending
- Dives Into Tackles Trait
- ✅ Great Strength
- ✅ Good Crossing
- ✅ Decent Finishing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Lacks Physical Presence
- ❌ ★★★ Skill Moves
- ❌ Bad Heading
Other Positions:
Cheap Beast CMs
Looking for an affordable central midfielder with good gameplay? Check out the cheap beast central midfielder recommendations below.
These central midfielders have lower OVRs, but their gameplay becomes quite impressive when ranked up and trained.
| Name | OVR | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Yaya Toure | 100 | Hall of Legends Icon |
| Milinkovic-savic | 100 | Dynasties |
| Zinedine Zidane | 99 | TOTS Icon |
| Patrick Vieira | 99 | TOTS Icon |
| Michael Ballack | 98 | TOTS Icon |
| Schweinsteiger | 98 | EURO Icon |
| Socrates | 98 | EURO Icon |
Please note that all CMs need to be Ranked and trained to display their best gameplay. The higher their Rank and Training Levels, the better their gameplay becomes.
You must also activate their Skills using Skill Points to maximize their stats. Central Midfielders have six types of skills to choose from: Defending, Passing, Physical, Ball-Winning Midfielder (Unlocks after Defending reaches Lvl. 3), Playmaker (Unlocks after Passing reaches Lvl. 3), and Box-To-Box (Unlocks after Physical reaches Lvl. 3). Please read the guide on Skills and Skill Points here.
EA can do buffs or nerfs on central midfielders in FC Mobile, and EA also always releases new cards along with new events, so the list above can change at any time. We’ll try to regularly update this list of the best CMs in FC Mobile 25.
If you have a good CM player recommendation besides the list above, please comment below.
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Hi again, sorry one more question. I’m looking for LB. What is better choice, Davies or Mendes? Thanks!
Davies.
Hi, what about Xavi 108 please ?
He is good technically but lacks physical presence and strength.
Guys
Whom should I pick
Xabi alonso trophy titan or toty nominee rice
Camavinga pitch beats card
Is Beckham which we can get for free is good
Bro, what about the new zidane card?
Yaya toure hall of legends or the heroes Yaya toure?
what about goretzka 107 is he good?
I think the Beckham chronicles 104 ovr is better than some cm listed above or what do you think?
I don’t include the same player twice in the list. His TOTY version is already ranked in the top 3 CMs.
Isn’t 105 WW Yaya Touré in the list?
I don’t include the same player twice in the list. His Division Rivals version is already ranked in the top 5 CMs.
Is 104 pillow good or veira better?
For me, pillow is better because it makes my sleep comfortable. 😊
Is 103 rated Xhaka good?
If you need a defensive CM, then yes, he’s good.
Which is better?
Zanetti TOTY or Schweinsteiger TOTY
Schweinsteiger
I think it’d be better if you make a table with name, ovr, skills and event. its simple and easy to see.
Thank you very much for the feedback! I’ll try to implement it.
is 104 hero chronicles yaya toure good
Beckham 104 or Scholes 104?
Beckham
So what about 106 toure? Is he good?
Yes, he is one of the top 5 CMs in the game right now.
Please which one is better between 104 ballon d or Xavi or scholes
xavi
Toure 106?
Toty 106 Beck is good or I exchange to get shards
One of the best. His passing is unmatched.
Is 104 Guti good??
He is decent. A great passer, but low physicality and is bad at defending. He also has a 3-star weak foot. It depends on your playstyle, but this type of player doesn’t suit most FC Mobile players.
It’s a shame there’s no lampard in the thunderstruck event, in my experience the lampard is worse with only 4 people in the back here
If u have latest one then, gullit is best, if not can choose Zidane or gullit 99-101 version. They both are good
Best midfield CM pair between Zidane Gullit Viera and Milincovik please 🙏
I have been using Hakan Çalhanoğlu (102 ovr Trick or Treat 25 Player) for a while. The card has great stats (5⭐ weak foot, long shot, ball control, passing) but on the field it reflects it’s average physical and his terrible stamina more. Even though he has 4.5 stamina he can’t even run for the whole first half. I want to replace him with a solid cm; need suggestions:)
How about 100 retro xavi and 100 zaire-emery anniversary?
Ze roberto 103 cm???
What about 98 hall of legends R9
And what about 97 anderson talisca
What abaut Fabian ruiz 100 ovr is he good?
Can you do one on the best price
What abaut 99 ovr Luka Modrić
Update all position pls
WHAT abaut 99 ovr tots icon zidane?
What about de bruyne 98
He was top 10.
What abaut 99 ovr icon zidane he or 100 ovr toure who is better?
99 ovr icon Zidane
what about kuyt
I use 442 holding with Sergei 100, Casemiro 100 and Modric 99. Should I change anyone and if so, who should I get?
please admin, can you make a post about what skill points are best for players at every position, and i think you can consider adding to the top 10 best players by position posts too
like the post above
Thanks for the suggestion. We may add it in the future.
What about Mac Allister Dinasties (99 OVR)?
Hmm, currently have ballack @101 (getting him to 102 soon tho), i also have wirtz@101(CAM) and i use both 4-3-3 attacking and 4-2-4
but, my other cm(valverde TOTY @ 99, red rank) still performs but i need someone to replace him with 99 ovr card still pulls my ovr back
who is cheap that i can get to replace valverde that will fit both 4-3-3 attacking and 4-2-4
Any Gullit card will perform well. Just buy the one that fits your budget.
96 Dynasties Lopez should be it the cheap beasts although hes 15 million he is great for long passing and short passing
Saya memiliki cm gulit ikon 90 saya duetin dengan Viera 91 kemahiran box to box semuaa
Apakah ada yg salah alam duet dan kemahiran
Tidak ada yang salah. Tapi OVR 90 & 91 sudah benar-benar ketinggalan untuk progress game saat ini.
Retro Xavi good or not?
what about gerrard icon chronicles 98 ??
its a bad card. use it in daily picks.
Bro Gullit(99 ovr) and De Bruyne(99ovr) is good combination for 4-2-4 formation??? Should I change the pair ???
That’s too offensive. Replace de Bruyne with Vieira or Toure, and you’ll be good.
Two defensive midfielder is good for 4-2-4 formation???
Two balanced midfielders or one defensive and one offensive midfielders is a better setup.
update the list please
We’ve updated it.
What about Gerrard ovr 98?
Not in the top 10.
What about 100 ovr HOL Rijkaard?
How is vitinha and modric 99 euro I have both are they actually any good?
How is Beckham?
He is good but sadly, he’s not top 10 in the game right now.
how is the new neuer card 98 cm ??
good. bad shooting
How good is 97 vitinha champions league final card
Low physicality, 3-star weak foot, and 3-star skill moves. I don’t think he is good enough.
Gerrard 0vr 89 one of the best midfielders I played with
At what over does fofana play best
Kuyt 96 is a beast he scores or assist almost like every match . He helps out in attack and defense because he’s high on both.
How’s TOTS Roy Keane?
Bro i have Schewiengster, Gullit and will get Socrates. Should I change anyone?
Use 4_3_3
Renato Sanches 111ovr Portugal🇵🇹
Where is HERRERA?